Product Description

Multimodal operations has become a major means of transport in international trade. Yet surprisingly, its risks and responsibilities are not well understood in the business and legal communities. This book offers insight into the complex legal regimes governing multimodal transport and the equally subtle commercial influences operating in the market for multimodal services. Since 1973, the international community has fashioned three sets of Multimodal Rules. In Multimodal Transport Rules, the authors analyse their application and compare their operation in a variety of typical situations. Multimodal Transport Rules provides needed information about the Multimodal Rules for traffic managers, logistics service providers, multimodal operators, carriers and other transport executives, and their legal advisors. It details the liabilities that may be incurred under the alternative rules and provides the facts needed to make informed decisions about managing risks in multimodal contracts. The book sheds light on a complex system and provides a clear picture of the commercial risks and legal responsibilities involved in modern multimodal transport operations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4149278 in Books
• Published on: 1997-01-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

Review
'"It must be noted at the outset that the strength of Kindred/Brooks' contribution lies in its concise and essentially practical approach. The volume is addressed to business people involved in multimodal transport, and the authors accordingly have particular regard to the commercial context of modern multimodal transport operations. They provide overviews of the business environment of the parties to a multimodal movement, explain the legal regime and its impact on multimodal operations, and assess the commercial background for a choice between different sets of multimodal transport rules and standard terms of contract. [...] All in all, Kindred/Brooks have produced a helpful practical guide for their readership, traffic managers and logistics service providers. Lawyers seeking a first reference to multimodal transport rules may also find the volume useful.'
Andreas Kadletz, "Uniform Law Review, (1999).